- Rosslea
Infobox Irish Place|thumb|left|name = Rosslea (Roslea)
irish = Ros Liath
scots =
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pin coords =
north coord = 54.2393| west coord = 7.174
province =Ulster
county =County Fermanagh
NI district =Fermanagh
UK constituency = Fermanagh and South Tyrone
stdcode = 028, +44 28
posttown =
postcode =
population = 554
census yr = 2001
web = www.fermanagh.gov.ukRosslea (or Roslea; "Ros Liath" in Irish) is a small
village inCounty Fermanagh ,Northern Ireland , close to the border withCounty Monaghan . It stands on theFinn River and is surrounded by small natural lakes. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 554 people. It lies within theFermanagh District Council area.Former US President
Bill Clinton has claimed that his distant forebears came from Rosslea, though these claims have been dismissed by the Directory of Irish Genealogy as "baseless".Places of interest
Rosslea Forest is nearby.
History
The Troubles For more information see
The Troubles in Rosslea , which includes a list of incidents in Rosslea during the Troubles resulting in two or more fatalities.2001 Census
Rosslea is classified as a small village or hamlet by the [http://www.nisra.gov.uk/ NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA)] (ie with population between 500 and 1,000 people).On Census day (
29 April 2001 ) there were 554 people living in Rosslea. Of these:
*25.0% were aged under 16 years and 16.8% were aged 60 and over
*46.8% of the population were male and 53.3% were female
*97.5% were from aCatholic background and 2.0% were from a Protestant background
*10.6% of people aged 16-74 were unemployedFor more details see: [http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/ NI Neighbourhood Information Service]
Education
*
St Eugene's College References
* [http://www.enniskillen.com/rosslea.html Enniskillen.com]
* [http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/town_Home.aspx?co=5&to=120&ca=0&sca=0&navID=1 Culture Northern Ireland]See also
*
List of villages in Northern Ireland
*List of towns in Northern Ireland
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